High Stakes Poker’s Sam Kiki Responds to Binance Founder CZ’s Viral Pushup Challenge

Ok @cz\_binance you’re the GOAT in crypto but I think I got you in the push up game.

I see your 50 push ups and raise you to 83 (maybe 82.5)

First 100 people to post vid doing more can have $83 free play on @MonkeyTilt with only 1x play through.

Good luck everyone and thanks… pic.twitter.com/HGuCf3gWcb

— Señor Tilt (@senortilt) April 7, 2026 For context, the average American male can do somewhere between 20 and 30 pushups in a single set. CZ managed around 50. Kiki hit 83 with a Doberman doing his best to distract him. The challenge came with a sweetener. Kiki offered the first 100 people who post a video doing more than 83 pushups an $83 free play on MonkeyTilt, which has hit $200 million in monthly betting volume and raised $51 million from investors, including Pantera Capital and PokerGO. “I’ve always believed that if you’re going to talk, you’ve got to back it up,” Kiki said in a statement. “CZ threw down the gauntlet, and I wasn’t about to let that slide. I just love a good challenge. Doesn’t matter if it’s at the poker table or on a gym floor with my dog trying to sabotage me.” Kiki is no stranger to competitive moments. He currently holds both the largest single-day win and the most ever won across a full season in *High Stakes Poker* history, a feat no player has achieved simultaneously in the show’s 16 seasons. He’s also won roughly $424,500 off Kevin Hart in a single hand, and PokerGO CEO Brent Hanks has called him “the most dangerous recreational player on the planet.” As of Thursday, CZ has yet to respond.